Life After Heft

[Happy Jack]

So I'm reading the manual for my new (pre-loved) Genz Benz Shuttle 9.2 over breakfast - as you do - when I discover that there's more to life than Heft.

There is also Girth. Allow me to quote:

[i]"When driving the power amp hard the player can feel increased heft and girth of the individual notes, while maintaining dynamics and articulation."[/i]

Why were we not told?

In fairness, being something of a history buff, I initially assumed that this was in fact a historical reference.

Many people know that Harold Godwinson's brother Tostig died at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. (No, this was not a case of rioting football hooligans.)

What many do not realise is that he had two other brothers, Heft and Girth, who died alongside King Harold at the Battle of Hastings.

[MoonBassAlpha]

What do you sprinkle on your cereals Jack?

[discreet]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1506069915' post='3376197']
What many do not realise is that he had two other brothers, Heft and Girth, who died alongside King Harold at the Battle of Hastings.
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Not forgetting plucky Dane Ohm Siemens, whose resistance led ultimately to the development of the paper cone transducer.

[ahpook]

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Not forgetting plucky Dane Ohm Siemens, whose resistance led ultimately to the development of the paper cone transducer.
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/stands, applauds/

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1506071700' post='3376213']
What do you sprinkle on your cereals Jack?
[/quote]

Minims, plus a handful of crotchets.

[Conan]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1506076942' post='3376271']
a handful of crotchets.
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Better than a crotchful of hands. Or is it?

Edited September 22, 2017 by Conan

[JapanAxe]

Hang on - the Shuttle has a Class D power amp and switched mode power supply - how can it claim to bestow heft? Heft is the sole preserve of conventional power amps supplied by big iron(TM) as any fule kno.

[discreet]

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1506084374' post='3376352']
...Heft is the sole preserve of conventional power amps supplied by big iron™ as any fule kno.
[/quote]

Yes, and so is 'Girth'.

[Conan]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1506084608' post='3376356']
Yes, and so is 'Girth'.
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Edited September 22, 2017 by Conan

[Dood]

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Second standing ovation of the thread...

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[xgsjx]

I think you guys are confusing Heft & Girth for Heffer & Garth!

[Norris]

It all started when Henry coiled one

[Maude]

The reason we all now hear about heft is due to the fashion of vertically stacked speakers, for girth you need horizontal alignment.